Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to dent Swiss exports. They have also sparked what Joseph de Weck, a Swiss historian and political scientist, calls an identity crisis in a country long used to navigat ...

Switzerland’s parliament wants to scrap Switzerland’s quirky taxable imputed rental on owner-occupied homes. A vote on 28 ...

Switzerland’s labour market looked both buoyant and brittle in the second quarter of 2025. Employment edged up, but ...

By Peter Hulm Uncover the remarkable journey of Edith Ballantyne, a 102-year-old pioneer in UN revitalization. From teenage refugee to influential diplomat, her insights on global governance and pe ...

This week, Bern decided patients who turn up at accident-and-emergency units with trivial complaints should not face extra ...

Much time has passed since the Covid-19 pandemic, however, the Swiss government has not forgotten the challenges the country faced trying to coordinate the efforts of cantonal and federal authorities ...

By Edward Girardet Our first article explored the extent of Switzerland’s “International Geneva” crisis. Part II sees how ...

This poignantly crafted family drama by Norwegian director Joachim Trier unfolds as an intimate exploration of memory and ...

Washington has refused to guarantee a fixed price for Switzerland’s 36 F-35 fighter jets, reported RTS. The total bill will therefore exceed the CHF 6 billion approved by voters. After weeks of talks ...

Switzerland now expects a much smaller federal deficit in 2025, reported RTS. The shortfall should be about CHF 200 million, versus the CHF 800 million pencilled into the budget. Bern says the ...

On Monday, Valais’s cantonal police said that two climbers had found a body on the Lagginhorn on 5 August 2025. The body, which was discovered west of the mountain’s south ridge at about 3,400 metres, ...

A report by Swiss broadcaster RTS looks at the impact large budget cuts at the United Nations are having on the canton of Geneva, home to the UN in Europe. RTS describes the resulting lay-offs as one ...